Women swap husbands, kids and homes for 10 days to gauge the effect of changes on both families and the lessons learned. Confident that the Brit hit-inspired concept would be successful, ABC, months before the show's premiere, cooked up `companion' specials that exchanged husbands, bosses and even vacations. Equally sure of the success was Fox, which launched...

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Season 1, Episode 9 Paiss/Davis (Husband Swap)

First Aired: December 1, 2004

It's the men's turn to trade places in an hour that sends a leather-bound biker off to fill the eco-friendly sandals of a neo-hippie whose wife bristles at the abrasive new man in her communal home. Good thing week two gives the guys a chance to change the rules. Because one of them may not be able to handle that much red meat.

Premise: Women swap husbands, kids and homes for 10 days to gauge the effect of changes on both families and the lessons learned. Confident that the Brit hit-inspired concept would be successful, ABC, months before the show's premiere, cooked up `companion' special…
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